TTAC commentator horseflesh writes:
Hi Sajeev!
I’m sending you the third installment in a series of linked Piston Slap queries. A while back, I hit Piston Slap with a question… what’s the best way to unload Grandma’s Buick? Now I’d like to share the story of how one large, white, wallowing ride was replaced with another vehicle, also white, but more enjoyably absurd in every measurable dimension. This new addition to the motorpool is the conclusion to my second Piston Slap query–What is the Poor Man’s TARDIS? (Read More…)
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Tagged as 7.3, cavitation, cult classic, Diesel, econoline, electrolysis, Ford, intercooler, rare, Towing
Tagged as 7.3, cavitation, cult classic, Diesel, econoline, electrolysis, Ford, intercooler, rare, Towing
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